Hawaii is running out of supplies as people try to stockpile weeks of food before a devastating hurricane can make landfall

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• Hurricane Lane, now a category-4 storm, is approaching Hawaii.
• It is not yet clear whether the eye of the hurricane will make landfall, but officials are warning of devastating effects from it passing close to the islands.
• Governor David Ige has urged citizens to shelter with two weeks worth of food and water.
• But local media reports say that stores are running out of food and emergency supplies.
• FEMA says it's spreading emergency food and water across the islands as Hawaii does not stockpile a large amount of emergency supplies.
• Officials say there is not enough room in shelters for everybody on the island.
• Heavy flooding could make roads, bridges, and ports unusable, so it may be difficult to bring in supplies when the storm passes.

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Stores in Hawaii are running out of food and supplies as Hurricane Lane approaches the islands and people try to prepare.

If the hurricane, now rated as category 4, makes landfall it could bring devastating effects to infrastructure, and ultimately lead to Hawaiians dying.

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